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DIAPAUSED
Definition of DIAPAUSED
verb
simple past and past participle of diapause
noun
A temporary pause in the growth and development of an organism due to adverse environmental conditions (especially in insects and in the embryos of many of the oviparous species of fish in the order Cyprinodontiformes)
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Word DNA
DIAPAUSED inherits its ancestry from its root, DIAPAUSE.
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,605)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, DIAPAUSE · 2 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
DIAPAUSED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 132, 29 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 10 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 132, 29 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DIAPAUSED starts with D and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read AADDEIPSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. D and A appear more than once.
Words that start DIAPAU
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found DIAPAUSED?
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